Mary's House

08/04/2026

First Friday Mass coming up August 7th in our living room, followed by potluck supper. 6:30 pm, kids welcome!
Celebrant Fr Phil Paxton CP
JOIN US IF YOU CAN!

06/25/2026

A conservative former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court is asking Governor Ivey to act.

Drayton Nabers believes in the death penalty. He has voted to uphold death sentences. And he is clear that Alabama's refusal to reckon with judicial override is not a principled position, but an administrative convenience.

Here is the problem he is pointing to. In 2017, Alabama abolished judicial override, the practice that let a single judge throw out a jury's vote for life and impose death instead. The state called it wrong. But the repeal was never made retroactive, so more than two dozen people remain on death row under a sentencing scheme Alabama itself repudiated. Jeffery Lee is one of them.

Nabers calls clemency for these cases what it is: fidelity to limited government, respect for the jury system, and the rule of law.

Call Governor Ivey and tell her there is no Alabama justice without Alabama juries, and that you oppose the ex*****on of the people whose juries voted for life. (334) 242-7100

06/10/2026

In Gaza, in Iran, in Cuba, in Lebanon…

06/05/2026

Mary's House folks will vigil on June 11th from 4:30-6:00pm at Arrington & Woods North, the corner of Jefferson county courthouse and the art museum.
Concluding with the requiem if appropriate.

EX*****ON DATE SET: June 11, 2026 • Call Governor Ivey Now: (334) 242-7100 • EX*****ON DATE SET: June 11, 2026 • Call Governor Ivey Now: (334) 242-7100 • No jury ever sentenced jeffery lee to death.alabama plans to execute him anyway.For decades, Alabama's elected judges overrode juries and ...

06/04/2026

First Friday Mass June 5th, 6:30 pm at Mary's House with celebrant Fr. Phil Paxton, CP followed by potluck supper - y'all make plans to join us!

06/02/2026

✊🏽 More than 250 people accompanied José Yugar-Cruz and other immigrant families to their ICE check-ins this morning.

Today was a victory. Every family returned home safely, José remains free, and our community showed up to make one thing clear: immigrant families do not stand alone.

After months of detention, deportation threats, and family separation, organized people stepped forward where government systems failed. Together, we sent a message that we reject third-country deportations and will continue fighting for dignity, due process, and justice for every family.

The fight continues, but today our community protected one another—and won.

03/03/2026

IMPORTANT: Our upcoming Lenten retreat has been canceled. You should have already received an email if you registered. We'll be in touch if we're able to reschedule something in the future.

02/13/2026

Our Lenten Retreat is coming up - join us if you can! Message me, or email me. Plentiful scholarships available!

As the first year of the current regime draws to a close, people of faith and conscience are challenged: how do we find hope, and how do we resist the hatred and violence that's being spewed all over this country?

We are excited to announce our Lenten Retreat, which will focus on those questions under the guidance of our friend Brian Terrell.

​Brian has been a peace activist since 1975, when he joined the Catholic Worker movement in New York City. There he worked and prayed with Dorothy Day and the CW community, helping to edit the Catholic Worker newspaper and keep the communal work going. Since 1986, Brian and his wife Betsy Keenan have lived at Strangers and Guests CW Farm in Maloy, IA, where they raised their children and where they support themselves by small-scale agriculture and hand crafts.

​Brian has participated in anti-war work all over the world. From 2010 to 2019 he was a coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and made annual visits to Afghanistan. He has spent more than 2 years in jails and prisons in the US and abroad. Brian is currently a coordinator for the Nevada Desert Experience.

​As we have talked about plans for this next retreat, it's become clear that life is changing rapidly and it's hard to predict what will be happening in March. As Brian said, "In this remarkable time when human history is unfolding at breakneck speed, a title for a Lenten Retreat in March seems like a moving target." It is clear to us, though, that we will still need hope, and we'll still need to resist.

Brian will be our guide as we reflect on our lives, sharing stories, providing input, and helping us build community.

We hope you'll join us!
https://www.maryshousebham.com/lent2026

02/09/2026

As the first year of the current regime draws to a close, people of faith and conscience are challenged: how do we find hope, and how do we resist the hatred and violence that's being spewed all over this country?

We are excited to announce our Lenten Retreat, which will focus on those questions under the guidance of our friend Brian Terrell.

​Brian has been a peace activist since 1975, when he joined the Catholic Worker movement in New York City. There he worked and prayed with Dorothy Day and the CW community, helping to edit the Catholic Worker newspaper and keep the communal work going. Since 1986, Brian and his wife Betsy Keenan have lived at Strangers and Guests CW Farm in Maloy, IA, where they raised their children and where they support themselves by small-scale agriculture and hand crafts.

​Brian has participated in anti-war work all over the world. From 2010 to 2019 he was a coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and made annual visits to Afghanistan. He has spent more than 2 years in jails and prisons in the US and abroad. Brian is currently a coordinator for the Nevada Desert Experience.

​As we have talked about plans for this next retreat, it's become clear that life is changing rapidly and it's hard to predict what will be happening in March. As Brian said, "In this remarkable time when human history is unfolding at breakneck speed, a title for a Lenten Retreat in March seems like a moving target." It is clear to us, though, that we will still need hope, and we'll still need to resist.

Brian will be our guide as we reflect on our lives, sharing stories, providing input, and helping us build community.

We hope you'll join us!
https://www.maryshousebham.com/lent2026

02/03/2026

First Friday Mass Feb. 6, 6:30 pm at Mary's House
celebrant Fr Hugo Esparza CP
followed by potluck supper - y'all come!

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